Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

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Meeting Agenda

10th Meeting, 2026

• Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
• Session: 7
• Location: Committee Room 2
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Monday, November 9, 2026 02:25pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

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2 Implementation of the EHRC revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Kirsty Cumming, Chief Executive, Community Leisure UK

Michael Dickson OBE, Chief Executive, Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS Scotland

Adam Jobson, Deputy Chief Executive - People Strategy, Scottish Prison Service

Catriona Paton, Assistant Chief Constable, Policing Together, Police Scotland

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Maya Forstater, Chief Executive Officer, Sex Matters

Mary Howden, Director, Women's Rights Network Scotland

Susan Smith, Director, For Women Scotland

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Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk posted 09/11/2026 (Ref: EHRCJ/S7/26/10/1, 164KB, pdf)

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3 Implementation of the EHRC revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations – review of evidence

The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda item 2.

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